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GOOOIES 118- I Still have some extra Newsletters, books arte
TO Gives trade away that may be of interest to some of you,
One Coppi ar “Timex Bincoisirn i re’ | MIMS, Fight "Triangle Tsuc"
MEWS be bez, ome “Capi tol ares YE" MEWS etter, ahd tid books
Gach “268685 int ered ate scAdvanted Guide" and a "49 Exglaciwe
Canes” bu ün AaPtnet il. Drop me a mote Or i we Me a cat

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4116, Tuesday or THUrYdau eweg’ and we can work

FOR TALET] One Digital Devices 84K Printer Buster, Jess 9 vor adapter.
Centronics parallel inut, very good comdition, al) mew Rear rei eS x
$30, Comtact Tomy Willimngeviets, c BL ua li, VISTA Member Set Günelin
Sent the buffer for me to check Gut as it Wasn't WORK IMG bright. Of ter
a Jitte thiddl img, it perrtor admirably, but me had Sl ready

PUP Chase S nu ome, He oe € ree it to Me, but I am Undecided, 36
Father than mahi it back to mif JUSt Het, I willi meter it to the

“RUBL IC’. AMY takers! Art would appreciate it. >

LARREM DOI REFORTSLIVING WITH S LƏRKEM-- Larry Kenney came t-rouqhi 1
DOR have a disc Vilit for the T/£-19908, "DOIDO" bu Peter fMcmuiiin
“ver, 2.183, gilowing you to analyze, repair amd modi fy Larkern T/2-
1888 discs Fram Igo fe keyboard. I have Used some of the featires of the
Program, and while Slow, it if an invaluable tool gor ana) ys

repair Of damaged directories ard data, The best part ig the

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program haz been piated im The fui lic domain, #6 anyone With a Larken
T/a- ASG Disc System can Have a copy AUZt maij me 2 Cassette or DEOD
dist with peturh postage amd I'l) mail you a Conu B.Ş.ALQP. amd you car
try it for yourseif. ALSO, a minor tip for those gf You using 3.25"
tloppier-- tired of wWatchimg Those Cheah write -oratect tabs peel OFF
your discs aver the Möhihs? 1 wert to the hardware Store and bought
sone Sid no. SE electrical tape. Abt BS inch wide, it iz just the
right Width to cover LHe Uri tecoratect match oar yor dizte toeka Neat;
TOStS $1.29 a rail.

NEWS FROM THE MAILBAG=- Fred Henn wants to know how to get a copy mt
HOT<-Z 11 for T/3-1989, Try Writing the author, Ray Kingsley, at 1718
Ciiwer dGuğ., San Dieqo CRAIGS. 1nciude an BASE for hiz reply.
VENDOR MEHŞec the latest word if that Zebba Systems (7-00 Jamaica
Aves, WoOdhaver, MV 11921, ¢7iS 0296-29852 if closing out the pe enti re

stock of Sinclair goods and will Mow stock items for the Radio Shack
Color Computer. I confirmed this with Zebra Systems, and sz of tate
February, they Still have most items in stock with no discount pricing

as Yet. Best order now, hovuz. before it's too late. RMG Enterprises
(140193 1/2 7th £t,, Gregan City, OR ags, (B930655-7428993 hast Purchased
the complete inventories of Foote Sotware and E-Z Key. gend a egal
SASE (or a List Of what's available. Riso, WMI nata Systems «4
Butterfly prive, Hauppage, MY 11758.6518695423-52529? is carrying the
remaining Stock of Knighted Computers, Who have sizo left the TYE
COMMUNI ta, ASO Still avai laben cun BYTE POWER MAGAZINE “First
Clase Programa" for ZX-81, 9 games for the zy- fOr £9.95 + $5
shipping. Send ta Byte Power Magazine, 1748 Meadowdale AVE.»
Pickering, Ontario, Canada, Liv. 268.4. UOYNACOMPL A178. Philips Fi...
Webster, MY 195282, 1809008226-67722 haz issued catara 33 and is
offering their premium, computer grade cea Cassettes, im boxes, for
33 CENTS EACH! TRE minimum order is 20 tapes, shipped UPE, and the
price goes down tO 29 Cents gach if YOU bu 199 or more. These are
Sine QUality tapes, amd I vse them for arth Wal copies of ali mü
software. They charge $4.59 for Shipping, but the price if $till
great, considering tre norelco-style boxes COSL 2/$1 in most Stores
alone. YOU Might also CHECK t theif low prices on form~feed labels
for your printer, Finally, Ligyd Pus, The author OF the mew move
"Mizmatih", Sent press releases promoting his bonk to conpuğer weer
groups Alij Over Morth america, including VISTA. He Cains. ohe move
"ig riğht UD CUP IMtel~ectual alley because of the three Main
SUbjects, phone ohrsakinğ, computer Racking, and submarine warfare”.
The enclosed reviews compare tut BOOK favorably with these of TOM |
Giant, and Mra Pye furnishes bis add Pests to “chew him OUT” TF We are
not Pleased With the book. The book iS published by Dell at $3.95
Wg., $4.95 Canadian, and Mr. Pyets address ig BOX 442, Matalbanu, LA
FUSE.

PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY POATE] The VISTA public domain fibPary has
been delivered into my hand: for the Mime being. az Librarian. Tim Ward
iz Om aSsianment with the Alr Force. Both libraries are ready for
distribution, the T/3-18990 library oF 5 C-S9 tapes and the T/X-Z988
Vibfabu of Z tapes, and each tape if $4 post palid. ye will orficialty
be offering the tages until March 38, 1999, after which the VIETA

libFaFu will) be Merging With the SNUG library. Tim Ward and I have
ACCepted tHe job aS T/E 1900 publi domain librarians for ENUG and the
Word IS That the libraries and Services of the NOrth Americam group
Will be SVai lable Only to members. THIS leaves VISTA iM a bind in that
We May heave tO Give UD OU Grou library to avoiding UNdercutting the
efPorts 0? SMUG. I Wald hone to Keep Something separate so that VISTA
Wold have a StHarate identity, but the discussian over this is yet to
Cans, The ZBR library remains ours, atid While VISTA is mot
"Ot?iClallq" a ZBBB-Oriented group, I will offer these tapes as many
Of US OW the whole Sincisir family. The large libraries and sources
OF jAFORMALION being anaszed give every indication that SMUG Will be s
uğrun ie Tneeztnenit in the future of Gur höbbu, 1Td13 dus
membership: at last word remain at $1Z2/year from SHUG, 7515 arbordale
Dras Port Richey, FL 39662, £TUg"£ charter was ratified by the Fiorida
Led iza eariy this year, and it 1OOKS like all Systems are go for
OUP "Parent oraanization.

TIMPI SHECU ations... == bY “the. edi tor”

"Ah, a day 06f1," 1 tAtUGht hapoily. “Now I car get some
things done on the computer I've been dreaming about.” Retiring to
MY OFFICE, 1 GUICKIY Set about Clearing the decks for action, as
there Kad been Some correspondence to catch Up on, Software to
Catalog and az siways, the mewsletter, The meweletter... 1 was
always looking for new features, SOMETHING “different”, Sinking
down in Mü Chair, the id@as began to £ 100P-— down to the fingers
afd into RAM, oor tO be brought to life through ThE printer, Jat
beginning to hit MY Stride, I Was startied bü 3 KTOCK om tHe door,
“WhO COUld that be?" I wondered angrily, “JUSt when I get
gö lığ...” StEHHING to the door, 1 snesgked a peek tRROUgh thë
Window where I zaw a Sales lady dressed in bIATK from Head to toe,
She Was Carring a Mall case, black leather, With a smali Union
Jack just Order the handig. Curiosity replaced my angers just weat
Was in that Case? 1 opened the door and my quest spoke, "Allow me
to introduce myself. Mü name iz Claire Sinn, and 1 am representing
the Meu Harid Consuter Company, with the last commuter youl) ever
need, May I come in?" I modded yes, and She swept Hast me )nto the
Livina FOOM, “I have beer informed that you are s commuter
hobbyist," She began. "May 1 see your ecuUigmente” 1 led her to my
Office and a smile of Satisfaction crossed Ker face SS She saw the
sincisiK hardware Spread about, “I muet compliment you on your
thaice OF haFdulare”c Mow, BOW Wold YoU Tike te move into the
199GSP" Her declaration Sumrised Me: 1 asked her "HÜu? These
COMMUTerS are the last of Their life.” ERE Shook her head in
disagreement, Placed her Satchel On the table, smd opened it with
ObViOUS FRIde. "Behold”, She Said triuUMpRaANtIY, "the New Worle
19988 TS-- a business computer for the enthusiast."

I Yat MOMENtarT Ty Stunned as SOMETHING about TRIS computer
Vüoked €aMi isr, All IM bIatK, bit WIth a Peal Keyboard and, yes,
43.8 dist drive mounted on the side: Slightly larger and twice as
thick as a QL, it ToOKed familiar yet foreign. Claire continued
her pitCh, "AF YOU Can see, wWertve Made some surface imorovements
ta PUL the COMBUTEr into the mainstreama Whe full travel Keyboard
and the 3.5 itch quad density drive. YOU"VI motice alzo the ROB

OUTƏUT afd the parallel printer part On the back, AS wel! as a
Serial POr for the Modem, What is mot so apparent is wrates
iINSides the Computer is based om the ZZBGA Chin, sO it's ZƏBA
Compatible büt can address ups to 16 MB.” I let OUT & low UHİStİe,
16 Megabytes is more RAM than It'd ever seen in my life! “But what
about SOoTUAPeT," 1 asked. “WITHOUT SOFLWAPE wetre sunk." She
daR T Sven hesitate. "YOU söntt understand. The computer is Zena
COMPatibIe, and With Our OFtidcral operating systems on dize op
EPROM, YOU Cam run ALL Your present Software and harduare-— the
10890 TE SMUlates SI] its predecessors.” Mü MINA Was Peeling with
the POSSIBIJILIES büt 1 was tongue-tied, Al! I could manage to
Stammer Was “Can it dö anything else?" “OF course," she Sajt with
a Smile, “With OUP gelor Fi~resoluUtion graphics and optional sass

COMPPrOCeESOr, the Whole "Biğ Blue” World 1s Open to You, You KAMON,

the Rover TS Stitt Within your reach.” 1 was hooked: the ani H
QUESTION Was “how Much"? I reached for mü credit cara BUT the
Shi TIT KING Of the telephone brought MƏ BACK to PeSli ty. BRaki ng
mü head, I Managed tO JOOK around and realized the Ve ls en i sode
Was 8 product OF Mü imMagimatiom... Of was itp

I'l) be ready the next time I HR" the Knock,

That Wil) CİOZ€ OUt the content of THIS VISTA newsletter, 1 Mope
THat these efforts proye to be of Some üze to YOu, and aS always,
I aM pen to Suggestions of ways to make the newsletter more
heloui, Thanks fr your SubmMiseions, 1:11 Be Uzing them im the
ZAMIA MOIS. Just a word for groups that exchange neuzetterg

With VİSTƏ-- Pigase feel free to reprint any OF the Content of the

MEUS ELESE, all I ask is that credit be Q veri to the author amd

VISTA. WeICOME to tö mew user groups in aur EXCHANGE, the Toronto

TZ% WEEPS Club With their Düblication "SIMC LINK", and the

SINC air Milwaukee Users prou, producers of "EMUC-Butes”. Ines
qüd TO BRING OUr World that much closer BY Exchanging ideas. The
PROQKaAM 6111-cu this time is COUPLES OF The Vantouver finciair
US@rs GroupSs' “Zx-appesai", Janvary 1989 issue, Hope Qov £ind it
beneficial. Util Ment time, SIMCLAIRLY, TONY WiLling/VISTA, POB

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COURTESY Vancouver Simtiair Users Group "ZX-ƏPPEAL", 1/69

This program increases the T/F LOAD/ FAVE baud rate tO 1589 boz, Be
Sure to Keep Your tape Player clean and demaqnetized, as there if
little rogn for error at these speeds. Make sure the REM Line has
at 1g6s$t 244 characters, and check the Ag entries carefull ye One
Ni Stake and it's curtains. Best SAVE a Copy before Running the
first time, Enter and LOAD program 1, delete lines 19-90 and add
program 2 tO the REM linge. Ready the cassette player and RUN
proqram Z, saving it to tape. Before saving ar Loading any pragran
Voad this in first. A program must be Saved at this speed before
You can KPelodd it at the higher baud fate. RAND UZR 22512 ta SAVE
a program; RAND UR 32528 to reload,

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